Andrew has given many presentations on his climbing expeditions. His upcoming shows are focusing on the events that took place on Mt. Everest in the spring of 2006, including the death of David Sharp and the rescue of Lincoln Hall.

To book Andrew for a presentation please email him at andrew@andrewbrash.com

Presentation: Mt. Everest 2006: Making Decisions That Matter

In the spring of 2006 Andrew had the opportunity to attempt Mt. Everest, a goal he had first set for himself when he began climbing over twenty years ago. Two hundred metres below the top, Andrew and his fellow climbers discovered Lincoln Hall, a man who had been presumed dead. Assisting Lincoln to recover, and to organize his rescue, meant giving up the summit, and a lifelong dream.

View video from a presentation Andrew made in Ottawa, Canada. [Video streaming provided by MaxDigital]

Recent Presentations

Andrew has presented to the following groups over the past few months:

• The Canada Forum for Nepal, at the Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa
• Calgary Substitute Teachers’ Group
• Aga Khan Educational Fair, Calgary
• Beiber Securities, Winnipeg, Brandon & Dauphin, Manitoba
• Climbers’ Access Society of Alberta, Calgary
• Bethany Care Conference, Calgary
• Great West Life, Winnipeg
  

Testimonials

A truly inspiring message

Andrew, I wanted to send a short note to again thank you for coming to speak with our group of new financial advisors. The feedback from the group on your presentation was excellent.

What you have accomplished in your climbing career and your most recent experience in climbing Mount Everest is a truly inspiring message. Your presentation really resonated with our group not only in reinforcing what it takes to succeed, but in the importance of remaining true to your principles to achieve the ultimate success.

While we can't fully appreciate what you went through, your powerful story aided by the realism of your slides and video gave us some strong insights, which will have a lasting impact. It was a privilege to have met you.

Murray Carswell
Vice President, Resource Centres Western Region
Great West Life

A great show

I’d recommend Andrew for anything from a sidewalk corner to Carnegie Hall. His show was great – good images, clear message, narrative arc, and connected well to a diverse audience. You can’t ask for much more.

David Dornian
UIAA Climbing North American Council President

A beautiful blending of slides, video and music

I found your story to be inspiring and heroic. It is a wonderful story and I can only hope that I too would have made the right decision as you did, should I ever find myself in such a dilemma. It is something that we all hope we will do but, as you well know, many people choose a more self-centered path. It is when we hear stories like yours that we are reminded that there are always choices to be made in life and sometimes they have to be made in times of heavy physical and mental stress. You made the right choice and we are all very proud of you.

The presentation was also very good, in fact it was excellent. It was a beautiful blending of slides, video and music and executed so well with your understated style and humour. The length was perfect.
I wish you well.

Michael Casey

A must for everyone to see and hear

Andrew Brash talked to over 200 member of the Calgary Substitute Teacher group at Central Memorial High School in Calgary on September 7, 2006. His inspirational speech was very motivating to members of the audience.

When Andrew shared the harrowing trip up Everest, gasps of astonishment were heard as the group took in the slide show.
The members of the audience became more informed of the dangers that climbers face on the mountain and how they overcome adversity. The rescue of Lincoln Hall, an Australian climber, who was left to die on the mountain, was a remarkable story of human survival. In fact this rescue was even discussed in a recent St. John's ambulance First Aid course held recently.

Andrew and his colleagues are true heroes in the mountain spirit.
Andrew's talk is a must for everyone to see and hear.

Penny Smith
Chairperson
Calgary Substitute Teachers' group ATA local 38

The audience totally ecstatic through his presentation

With great pleasure we write this letter to endorse Andrew Brash, a dedicated mountaineer and educator with whom we had an opportunity to work in connection with our endeavors to raise awareness in Canada on contemporary issues of Nepal.

We found Mr. Brash to be the most humble, sincere and objective person. His dedication to the causes of the Himalayas and the people living in the region is exemplary and it took so little time to bring him on board for the mission we had.

Mr. Brash came to Ottawa from Calgary as a guest speaker for our program, Himalayan Heartbeat, organized in Ottawa on 7 July 2006. This program was attended by many prominent Canadians and was a phenomenal success for which Mr Brash deserves a lion’s share of credit. He had prepared a presentational material of great significance and had given such an attention to the details that he was able to keep the audience totally ecstatic through his presentation.

Among Mr. Brash’s great characteristics are his humility and respect for others. Despite his own accomplishments, refinements and accolades that can dwarf those of many, his humbleness is apparent in his actions. He takes his missions and duties seriously and executes them with extreme precision and perfection. He is self-reliant, resourceful and committed to his missions.

With great confidence that we can recommend a person like Andrew Brash to take on any serious mission in which his heart compels him to be triumphant.

Pramod Dhakal, Ph.D.
Executive Director

Alys Muckart
Secretary
Canada Forum for Nepal

He transported us to awe-inspiring corners of the globe

No one will soon forget the images, sounds and story that Andrew Brash shared as the closing speaker for the 2006 Dreambuilders Education Conference. His presentation held the audience spellbound, as he transported us to awe-inspiring corners of the globe that few would ever see, and unfolded an amazing story of determination and personal integrity. The sincere, captivating and inspiring presentation by Andrew Brash was the perfect closing to the conference, which this year had the theme, Imagine the Possibilities.

Dreambuilders Education Conference, October 25-27, 2006
National conference attended by approximately 350 professionals who work with seniors.

Dianne Harvey
Vice President, Communications & Marketing
Bethany Care Society

Andrew Brash is a professional to deal with in every way

My firm contracted Mr. Andrew Brash to be the keynote speaker for three presentations in different cities in Manitoba, Canada. We hoped that Andrew’s personal account of the heroic rescue on Mount Everest of Australian mountain climber, Lincoln Hall, would attract more people to our events. His warm and personal delivery of this story combined with video and stills from this and other climbing adventures he has experienced held the audience in thrall. Andrew’s expeditions to exotic places seem to be almost not of this world. Everyone in attendance was mesmerized with the content and style of his story. You could literally have heard a pin drop in a crowd of 200 people. He showed grace by signing autographs for and/or talking to every person who approached him following his presentation. Andrew Brash is a professional to deal with in every way. An example of this was displayed when we needed to make last minute changes in travel plans due to weather conditions. Andrew made the adjustment with no fanfare whatsoever. We are extremely pleased with all areas of his participation in our events. On a personal level, I feel privileged to have met this true Canadian hero.

Mick Howland
Marketing Coordinator
Bieber Securities Inc.

I still recall the hush that fell over the audience

I would take this opportunity to once again thank you for your inspiring and insightful keynote address at our annual Education Fair held on September 10, 2006. This sold out event attracted over 500 parents and students to the University of Calgary, many parents and students have remarked to us time and again in formal evaluations and in informal chats about the impact the presentation had on their perspective of the world and the possibilities that exist as long as one focuses on attaining excellence in what ever it is that they pursue.

I still recall the hush that fell over the audience at the University of Calgary Theater as they heard you describe the beginning of your journey over incredibly exposed roads to base camp and the riveted expressions in their faces as they hung on to every word when you described the arduous journey back from within site of the summit, rescuing Lincoln Hall from certain death.

The standing ovation that you received at the conclusion of your address was well deserved and parents, students and dignitaries were moved on many levels with a story that inspired a renewed belief that one can achieve success in anything they strive for including education.

Many thanks once more for sharing your story with us and for giving our youth the inspiration to reach for the top. You are a role model and a great humanitarian for what you did in your journey. Your personal touch at the presentation is something that our youth will always remember and we hope that you continue this message in the future. We thank you for accepting our invitation to address our community and wish you success.

Hanif Ladha
Chair
Aga Khan Education Board